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yangúla

[janˈɡula]

noun

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. spotted hyena
  2. greedy person
  3. A wild animal known for its laughing sound, or a term used for a very greedy person.
Examples

Yangúla geytimta.

A spotted hyena was seen.

Pronunciationjanˈɡula

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCan be used literally to describe the animal or figuratively to describe a greedy person.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.